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Hi everybody, I last worked on this area many years ago and I think I
was planning on building a strip of fiberglass over this whole seam.
The holes in the plexi are only countersunk every second hole. Don't
know exactly what I had planned but I must move forward and finish
this area.
I was wondering how many of the tip up guys have bothered to make a
fiberglass cover all the way across the back of the canopy?
Next up I am going to countersink the plexi and upsize the holes to
take the #6 screws I was planning to use as the back edge of the
canopy. I hope it will be OK to drill the plexi......
Norman Hunger
RV6A Delta BC
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Here's a shot of the two map lights I had put in the canopy frame so
long ago....
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mr.sun
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: Tip Up Canopy Question |
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My RV-7 tipup does not have a strip of anything along the back side. Looks great except for the bottom corner that vibrated too much when I ran engine & taxied too much with the canopy up on the handle stop for ventilation. I assume the tip of that corner was occasionally hitting the edge of the roll bar or something when the engine vibes or bumps were just right. Anyway, after 300 hours or so, I noticed a 3" piece missing and found it on the taxiway. Glued it back in place and looks OK except for the glue-line. I'll be putting some sort of a aluminum, fiberglass or vinyl all across the back now. I've also put in some little guide pieces to keep the canopy aligned when closing so it cannot hit anything when almost closed.
Still learning.....
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Norman Hunger <norman96(at)telus.net (norman96(at)telus.net)> wrote:
[quote]Hi everybody, I last worked on this area many years ago and I think I was planning on building a strip of fiberglass over this whole seam. The holes in the plexi are only countersunk every second hole. Don't know exactly what I had planned but I must move forward and finish this area.
I was wondering how many of the tip up guys have bothered to make a fiberglass cover all the way across the back of the canopy?
Next up I am going to countersink the plexi and upsize the holes to take the #6 screws I was planning to use as the back edge of the canopy. I hope it will be OK to drill the plexi......
Norman Hunger
RV6A Delta BC
Do not archive
Here's a shot of the two map lights I had put in the canopy frame so long ago....
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:55 am Post subject: Tip Up Canopy Question |
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I don't have the strip, either. I do have those corner breaks, though.
Both were done in cold weather. Drat! I'd thought about doing the strip to
cover the corners; but, why bother? It flys just as well without it. 
Jim Sears in KY
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Ed Anderson
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:53 am Post subject: Tip Up Canopy Question |
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No being a fan (nor good at it) of fiberglass work, I made a 3” wide strip of 0.032 aluminum and use the same rivets holding the canopy to the frame to hold it attached. It not only looks better (Covers my somewhat less than cosmetic perfect cutting of the canopy apart), is light, and keeps the rain out. It has worked fine for over 10 years and 500 hrs.
Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com
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http://www.flyrotary.com/
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm[url=http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html][/url]
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Subject: Re: Tip Up Canopy Question
My RV-7 tipup does not have a strip of anything along the back side. Looks great except for the bottom corner that vibrated too much when I ran engine & taxied too much with the canopy up on the handle stop for ventilation. I assume the tip of that corner was occasionally hitting the edge of the roll bar or something when the engine vibes or bumps were just right. Anyway, after 300 hours or so, I noticed a 3" piece missing and found it on the taxiway. Glued it back in place and looks OK except for the glue-line. I'll be putting some sort of a aluminum, fiberglass or vinyl all across the back now. I've also put in some little guide pieces to keep the canopy aligned when closing so it cannot hit anything when almost closed.
Still learning.....
do not archive
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Norman Hunger <norman96(at)telus.net (norman96(at)telus.net)> wrote:
Hi everybody, I last worked on this area many years ago and I think I was planning on building a strip of fiberglass over this whole seam. The holes in the plexi are only countersunk every second hole. Don't know exactly what I had planned but I must move forward and finish this area.
I was wondering how many of the tip up guys have bothered to make a fiberglass cover all the way across the back of the canopy?
Next up I am going to countersink the plexi and upsize the holes to take the #6 screws I was planning to use as the back edge of the canopy. I hope it will be OK to drill the plexi......
Norman Hunger
RV6A Delta BC
Do not archive
Here's a shot of the two map lights I had put in the canopy frame so long ago....
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:14 am Post subject: Tip Up Canopy Question |
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I flew for 2 years without a 'targa' strip but decided to install one after a corner break. I just masked off an area, scuffed up the Plexiglas, and put down a few layers of fiberglass, put in a flox rear fillet underneath, finish with micro, paint. Probably wasn't too much more work than Ed's aluminum strip. Probably fits just a little closer and smoother.
I like it. Cuts down on wind noise, covers the scratches on the rear roll-over bar from taxiing, covers the crappy looking silicone I used under the Plexiglas to try to seal the canopy when I was first building, covers some of the 'oops' holes I had in the roll over bar. (that thing was kind of hard to fit together right as I recall.... ) Overall it was a good choice for me, mostly for aesthetic reasons.
David Leonard
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On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:12 AM, Ed Anderson <eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com (eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com)> wrote:
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No being a fan (nor good at it) of fiberglass work, I made a 3” wide strip of 0.032 aluminum and use the same rivets holding the canopy to the frame to hold it attached. It not only looks better (Covers my somewhat less than cosmetic perfect cutting of the canopy apart), is light, and keeps the rain out. It has worked fine for over 10 years and 500 hrs.
Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com (eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com)
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html
http://www.flyrotary.com/
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm[/url]
From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com) [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of mr.gsun(at)gmail.com (mr.gsun(at)gmail.com)
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:54 AM
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com (rv-list(at)matronics.com)
Subject: Re: Tip Up Canopy Question
My RV-7 tipup does not have a strip of anything along the back side. Looks great except for the bottom corner that vibrated too much when I ran engine & taxied too much with the canopy up on the handle stop for ventilation. I assume the tip of that corner was occasionally hitting the edge of the roll bar or something when the engine vibes or bumps were just right. Anyway, after 300 hours or so, I noticed a 3" piece missing and found it on the taxiway. Glued it back in place and looks OK except for the glue-line. I'll be putting some sort of a aluminum, fiberglass or vinyl all across the back now. I've also put in some little guide pieces to keep the canopy aligned when closing so it cannot hit anything when almost closed.
Still learning.....
do not archive
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Norman Hunger <norman96(at)telus.net (norman96(at)telus.net)> wrote:
Hi everybody, I last worked on this area many years ago and I think I was planning on building a strip of fiberglass over this whole seam. The holes in the plexi are only countersunk every second hole. Don't know exactly what I had planned but I must move forward and finish this area.
I was wondering how many of the tip up guys have bothered to make a fiberglass cover all the way across the back of the canopy?
Next up I am going to countersink the plexi and upsize the holes to take the #6 screws I was planning to use as the back edge of the canopy. I hope it will be OK to drill the plexi......
Norman Hunger
RV6A Delta BC
Do not archive
Here's a shot of the two map lights I had put in the canopy frame so long ago....
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